Aro element pulse diagnosis

Several local Aro teachers are experienced in a range of therapies and techniques, including in a form of Pulse Diagnosis unique to the Aro Buddhist Tradition. By listening to the quality of a patient’s pulses, their present condition can be assessed in terms of which elements they reflect – earth, water, fire, air or space – and whether they are increasing or decreasing in their movement. By comparing an understanding of this subtle energetic condition with an appreciation of the patient as a whole, a picture of the individual can be obtained, and treatment recommended in terms of Tibetan medicine, diet, and exercise.

The practice of Elemental Pulse Diagnosis finds its origins in 19^th century Tibet with Stone Echo diagnosis practiced by a remarkable female practitioner called Jomo Chhi’med Pema. In remote southern Tibet the nature and direction of a patient’s pulse were determined by holding a stone to the patients head, and striking it, with the patient reporting the location of the sound heard within the head. In modernity pulses are normally diagnosed using a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope.